Tool management device with slide guide and pin at hinge connection

Abstract

A tool arrangement includes a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body relatively to the body, and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body. By the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted. The hinge connection includes at least one pin and the lid has at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A tool arrangement comprising:
 a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a first hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and 
 a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by a second hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; 
 wherein the first hinge connection comprises two pins at opposing sides of the first hinge connection and the lid comprises two slide guides at opposing sides of the lid, each of the slide guides configured for guiding one of the two pins along a respectively pregiven trajectory; 
 wherein the pregiven trajectory is pregiven by a guiding channel in the respective slide guide; 
 wherein the guiding channel of the respective slide guide is configured to guide the respective pin from a first end to an opposing second end of the guiding channel, wherein both the first and second ends of the guiding channel are arranged in a half of the lid proximal to the first hinge; 
 wherein the second hinge connection laterally engages the receiving device in the receiving space and exerts a pivoting force upon the receiving device at two positions, wherein the second hinge connection is configured, by connection mechanisms at two opposing second hinge connection legs or tabs at two opposing outer sidewalls of the receiving device, to be pivotably and detachably attached to the lid. 
 
     
     
       2. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the following features:
 wherein the first hinge connection is pivotably and detachably attached to the lid by a connection mechanism including opposing tabs; 
 wherein the second hinge connection remains attached to the receiving device when the lid is detached from the body; 
 wherein the respective guiding channel of the respective slide guide is configured, by guiding the at least one pin from the first end to the opposing second end of the respective guiding channel, to allow a pivoting of the lid relatively to the body by more than 90°. 
 
     
     
       3. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a respective latching unit is formed, at which the at least one pin is latchable, alternatively to guiding in the at least one slide guide. 
     
     
       4. The tool arrangement according to  claim 3 , wherein, when the at least one pin is latched in the at least one latching unit, a pivoting of the lid relatively to the body is allowed only by a smaller pivoting angle than when guiding the at least one pin in the at least one slide guide. 
     
     
       5. The tool arrangement according to  claim 4 , wherein the smaller pivoting angle is smaller than 120°. 
     
     
       6. The tool arrangement according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one latching unit at its end is adjoining the at least one slide guide. 
     
     
       7. The tool arrangement according to  claim 3 , wherein a receiving opening of the at least one latching unit for receiving the at least one pin is substantially C-shaped. 
     
     
       8. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the second hinge connection comprises a stirrup which connects the lid with the receiving device, which is configured as a substantially C-shaped stirrup. 
     
     
       9. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a stirrup of the second hinge connection, is configured so rigidly at a factory, that the at least one pin of the first hinge connection is pre-mounted to the slide guide or at at least one latching unit at the slide guide in a manner which is not changeable by a user. 
     
     
       10. The tool arrangement according to  claim 3 , wherein a stirrup of the second hinge connection, is configured so deformable, that the at least one pin of the first hinge connection is changeably re-mountable by a user between the slide guide and the at least one latching unit at the slide guide. 
     
     
       11. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the following features:
 wherein the lid comprises at least one outer receiving structure for form-lockingly inserting at least one corresponding receiving structure at a bottom side of the body of a second tool arrangement, such that the tool arrangement and the second tool arrangement are stackable; 
 wherein the body comprises at least one receiving structure at its bottom side for form-lockingly inserting in at least one corresponding outer receiving structure of the lid of a second tool arrangement, such that the tool arrangement and the second arrangement are stackable; 
 wherein the body comprises a suspension groove at its outer side for suspending in a rail. 
 
     
     
       12. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a drain for a liquid when presently impinging a top side of the lid;
 wherein the drain comprises channels at a side of an edge which are fluidically connected to each other in a region of an actuation unit of a locking mechanism at the lid. 
 
     
     
       13. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the following features:
 wherein the lid is configured detachably from the first hinge connection; 
 a further hinge connection at a pivoting axis between the body and the lid, wherein the further hinge connection is configured for pivoting the lid relatively to the body, and wherein the further hinge connection is detachable from the body; 
 wherein the receiving device is mounted or mountable in the receiving space, such that, by the second hinge connection, the receiving device is pivoted out of the receiving space in an upright position when pivoting the lid for releasing the receiving space; 
 wherein the receiving device is mounted or mountable in the receiving space, such that, by the second hinge connection, the receiving device is pivoted into the receiving space in a lying position when pivoting the lid for covering the receiving space. 
 
     
     
       14. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a locking mechanism attached partially at the lid and partially at the body, which is configured for locking the lid at the body, when the receiving space of the body is covered by the lid; 
 wherein the locking mechanism comprises an actuation unit for actuating the locking mechanism by a user at an outer surface of the lid. 
 
     
     
       15. The tool arrangement according to  claim 14 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a shaft with at least one latching hook, which shaft is mounted at the lid, which latching hook is configured for rotationally engaging in at least one latching mount at the body. 
     
     
       16. The tool arrangement according to  claim 15 , further comprising at least one of the following features:
 wherein the shaft directly abuts against an inner wall of the lid; 
 wherein the shaft is embedded in an inner wall of the lid adjoining a slant. 
 
     
     
       17. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving device comprises:
 a block-shaped base body; 
 at least one tool element recess which is formed at the base body for receiving at least one tool element; and 
 coupling structures which are formed at the base body for coupling the receiving device with the tool management device. 
 
     
     
       18. The tool arrangement according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one further receiving device for receiving tool elements, which is mounted or mountable at the receiving device by angle pieces at opposing sides of the receiving device;
 wherein the at least one further receiving device is mounted at a side of the receiving device which is facing away from the lid. 
 
     
     
       19. A tool system, comprising:
 a container; and 
 a plurality of tool arrangements including respective tool management devices, which are arranged in the container side by side and/or on top of each other; 
 wherein the tool management devices are arranged with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a first hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and 
 a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by a second hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; 
 wherein the first hinge connection comprises two pins at opposing sides of the hinge connection and the lid comprises two slide guides at opposing sides of the lid, each of which configured for guiding one of the pins along a respectively pregiven trajectory; 
 wherein the pregiven trajectory is pregiven by a guiding channel in the respective slide guide; 
 wherein the guiding channel of the respective slide guide is configured to guide the respective pin from a first end to an opposing second end of the guiding channel, wherein both the first and second ends of the guiding channel are arranged in a half of the lid proximal to the first hinge; 
 wherein the second hinge connection laterally engages the receiving device in the receiving space and exerts a pivoting force upon the receiving device at two positions, 
 wherein the second hinge connection is configured, by connection mechanisms at two opposing hinge connection legs or tabs at two opposing outer sidewalls of the receiving device, to be pivotably and detachably attached to the lid. 
 
     
     
       20. A method of managing tool elements by a tool arrangement, the method comprising:
 providing a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a first hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and 
 a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by a second hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; 
 wherein the first hinge connection comprises two pins at opposing sides of the first hinge connection and the lid comprises two slide guides at opposing sides of the lid, each of which configured for guiding one of the pins along a respectively pregiven trajectory; 
 wherein the pregiven trajectory is pregiven by a guiding channel in the respective slide guide; 
 wherein the guiding channel of the respective slide guide is configured to guide the respective pin from a first end to an opposing second end of the guiding channel, wherein both the first and second ends of the guiding channel are arranged in a half of the lid proximal to the first hinge; 
 wherein the second hinge connection laterally engages the receiving device in the receiving space and exerts a pivoting force upon the receiving device at two positions, 
 wherein the second hinge connection is configured, by connection mechanisms at two opposing hinge connection legs or tabs at two opposing outer sidewalls of the receiving device, to be pivotably and detachably attached to the lid; and 
 transferring the lid between an operating state which is covering the receiving space and an operating state which is releasing the receiving space, by guiding the pins along the respective slide guides.